Rose at 5½ ― & wrote the “Ramleh.” ― At 7 breakfast, & ponychaise to Cooxbridge. Rail to town by 10. ― Foord’s, the Petra frame &c. Hansens ― Drummond’s ― Bickers Farrants ― [Dulacs] &c. And to Stratford Place N° 15. At 3½ to Gresham Street, & saw Willie & Geoff N. ― Ralph […]
Up at 5½. Wrote Judea journal. At 7½ ― breakfast ― when B. Hunt & J. Senior went away. I do not think I have ever known anyone so unselfish as B.H.H. ― I ― off at 8 ― in a fly. ― What [Paradise] weather! ― A farm, near the turnpike, with “all things […]
As usual, perfectly lovely. Was ever such a summer seen? ― (yet people “grumble” at the heat.) Rose at 5½ & wrote journal & Greek, & letters, to Col. Leake ― & Brandling. Breakfast ― & walking in the garden. ― I did not go to church, for church here is simply intolerable, if there […]
Impossibly lovely weather: the sea & the Mt. Carmel=like Beachy head. ― Drew all day ― except when packing at A. Seymour’s Petra. ― Nice letters from Col. Leake ― & James Hornby ¬: the Admiral’s Cataract is removed. ― At 5¼ came by rail to Lewes. 6½ ― pleasant dinner & evening. [Transcribed by […]
LITTLE CORFU. 5TH DAY. Letters from H.J. Brandling with woodcut of dead sea ― & a very nice one from H.tta Dennett, & one from Ann, who is at Leatherhed. Languid & unwell. Worked, later; at the distance of Corfû ― After dinner arranged things for leaving tomorrow, & at 8 ― walked to the […]
LARGE CORFU 11TH DAY TREES Letter from W. Nevill Letters to C. Fortescue F. Lushington E.[J.] Tennyson Hansen Mrs. Hunt. Rose before 6 & worked all day pretty well. At 2 Holman Hunt & R. Martineau called. Walked from 7½ to 9½ slowly ― as I do [καθ ἑσπέρα] ― along the Parade, & back. […]
LARGE CORFU ― 10TH DAY Letter from D. Fowler Wrote to D. Fowler Col. Leake Holman Hunt & J. Hornby Rose before 6 Warmer ― & not so bright ― yet very fine. Worked pretty equally ― but heavily, & unhopefully. Walked from 9½ to 9¾. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, […]
LARGE CORFU. 9TH DAY Letters from W. Nevill Foords Brandling & Ann. Wrote to Ann F.L. Emily Tennyson Brandling & W. Nevill Worked & Greek all day ― trees ― & sky. Walked ― 8 to 9¼. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
LARGE CORFÛ 8TH DAY Rose at 7. After breakfast went with F. to Station. Very high wind, & rain till 10, when it cleared & was fine all the rest of the day. No letters. After 12 worked pretty well at foreground & figures. ― At 8 walked till 9½. Wrote to Lady Bethell. [Transcribed […]
Rose earlier than one might have supposed, ― & extremely queer ― did 3 pages of Sophocles. Breakfast ― a thunderstorm & rain; ― & resolved to go to nowhere, but to write quietly. ― But lo! ― who should come in but F.L.! We talked till 12 or 1 ― & then it had […]
